Dalemead, Alberta
Encyclopedia
Dalemead is a hamlet
in southern Alberta
under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.
Dalemead is located approximately 35 km (21 mi) southeast of Downtown
Calgary
and 3.2 km (2.0 mi) south of Highway 22X along a Canadian Pacific Railway
line.
Established in 1913, Dalemead was originally named Strathmead but after some confusion with the nearby Town of Strathmore
, the name was changed to Dalemead.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in southern Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.
Dalemead is located approximately 35 km (21 mi) southeast of Downtown
Downtown Calgary
Downtown Calgary is a region of central Calgary, Alberta. It is not a single neighbourhood per se, but is actually a larger community containing three neighbourhoods and a number of districts....
Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
and 3.2 km (2.0 mi) south of Highway 22X along a Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
line.
Established in 1913, Dalemead was originally named Strathmead but after some confusion with the nearby Town of Strathmore
Strathmore, Alberta
Strathmore is a town located along the Trans-Canada Highway in southern Alberta, Canada, east of the city of Calgary, within the boundaries of Wheatland County.- History :...
, the name was changed to Dalemead.